Italian Carlo AncelottiThe Real Madrid coach admitted that despite reaching the Spanish Super Cup final after knocking out Valencia (1-1 and 4-3) on penalties, his team was not “in the best shape”, but considered it something “normal”. “He wanted to stay because of the World Cup break and the fact that they still “fit.” It’s a difficult and complex match, but there are no easy matches at this level. It’s true that we overcomplicated ourselves a bit with a pretty obvious mistake in Gold, but the first part and the end of the game were terrible. Well, we found an opponent who defended each other well and we managed pretty well. It’s clear that the team is not at its best, but the team complied; sometimes it doesn’t play very well but it’s satisfying”analyzed it at a press conference.

“It wasn’t a physical problem because at the end of the game we were better trying to score. Like I said, we’re not in our best shape and that’s normal, we have to find better condition gradually.” . Camavinga, affected by the problems of Lucas Vázquez, we had to bring in borderline players like Carvajal and Mendy… but we are in the final again,” he continued. “Our level is not at the top and we have to suffer a little more to win the games”, to complete. “Reaching the final is what we wanted to do. Usually we do well in the finals. Like I said, it’s quite a different moment than last year, but we’ll see what happens. Win the Super Cup.” he added.

that an Ancelotti He examined the decision that led to Valencia’s 1-1 draw. “There was a chapter, during the game the block became more compact; the game was individual but with a collective error “The players who did not put pressure on the ball and the center reading were not good,” he said.

Finally, he explained, after reassuring them that they weren’t preparing for the penalty shootout in the previous one, as he oversaw Wednesday’s penalty shootout. “The point is, I put in the three most experienced and the coldest. The last one was Vinicius, he had better not shoot”she made a joke.

Gattuso: “I won the World Cup on penalties, but we had bad luck today”

Italian Valencia coach Gennaro Gattuso feels ‘very proud’ He reassured his team for the level they showed despite the defeat, and that “this is the path they should follow in the future”. “I’m very proud of my team. We played with a great mentality, that’s the path we need to follow in the future. We missed that many times and we have to keep going because we showed young, quality and 120 minutes on the court. We lost but we have to keep going.” “I don’t know if we were better. Tactically we played a different game compared to the last months. We had a chance to score, Real Madrid, it was an open game.”

Considering Courtois as the best, one Gattuso analyzed, “The physical aspect didn’t hurt us. We worked hard and ran because the team always needs to be careful. It’s normal for players to get tired”. player of the match and He talked about “chance” to win or lose in penalty shootouts. “Courtois has been playing at an incredible level over the years. Our goalkeeper also made four or five very good saves. We already knew Courtois was a great goalkeeper, we didn’t have a chance today. I won a World Cup in football. On penalties, but today we were unlucky.” he said.

Also, the Valencia coach spoke again about possible reinforcements for his team. “I don’t like to talk about it after the semi-finals of a cup that is important to us. We have to do something because we lost a midfielder. Almeida can play as center, we have to get Guillamón back because he is an important player… but of course and the club does that too. He knows, we need to get a midfielder”, commented.

A Gattuso who also praised the quality of Fran Pérez, the young 20-year-old player who participated in the Spanish Super Cup. “I have no doubts about Fran Pérez. He’s improved a lot in the last four and five months. At 105 he didn’t need to shoot and he passed Cavani… he has the power. He deserves it all,” he said.